The name is Erica. If you expect me to answer you when you address me, I suggest you use it. My name has never been, is not now, and will never be: ma, boo, sugar, honey, sexy, baby, woman, girl, mama, or trick.
I'm newly 21. I feel like I blinked and I grew up. If you're younger than I am, cherish it. If you're my age, help me make the most of it while we can. If you're older than me, act like that's a spring in your step and not arthritis.
I have about 30 years worth of life experience jam-packed into my 21 years. I've had to grow up too fast in too many situations. Looking back, I wouldn't have it any other way. The wisdom and knowledge that I have gained makes me who I am today. It is because of this that I get along with all age ranges. I am young, and there are still many facets of who I am that make me act my age in certain circumstances. However, my wise-beyond-my-years persona allows me to connect with people by which I otherwise wouldn't have.
Speaking of being all grown up and of growing up, I have a daughter now. Being a mother is the last thing I expected to be, and the one thing I swore I never would be growing up. I've always held fast to my dream of being a career woman with no children and no husband. I always felt as though that was what I was cut out for. However, in June 2008, God put this miracle girl inside of me. For those 9 months, I grew to know her; I grew to love her. Despite the love I was feeling in my heart, though, or perhaps because of it, I had made up my mind to give her up to someone who I thought could take much better care of her than I could. Little did I know, that was not God's plan. Once Kalyrra Jolene arrived in my arms, 5 weeks early, in all her glory...He let me know that this child was meant to be mine and only mine. She came home with me 3 days later. She is my world, my life, my heart, my everything. I live and breathe for her. I could have lost her...I could have lost myself. But together we are found..and I feel as though I have always been meant for motherhood. If you are a triflin', irresponsible, immature person that cannot handle me AND my daughter, then I feel sorry for you...and I suggest you ride out on the high horse you came in on.
My family is my everything. My mother is my best friend. My brother can get on my nerves, but I can't imagine my life without the annoyance that he is...I love him. My sister is my other half. What I am not, she is. What she is not, I am. Because of this, we just cannot survive and thrive without one another. My grandparents are the pinnacle of my existence. Without them, my life would be empty and lacking in love. I had a cousin that left this Earth in September of 2008, whom I miss dearly. He lit up my days with his laughter and light-hearted nature. Not a day goes by that I don't think about him. These people have molded who I am. If you're not down with them, you're not down with me. Remember that.
I'm a very positive person. I believe if you think positive thoughts, do positive things, and surround yourself with positive people, that you can live your life in a manner that's conducive to happiness. Therefore, if you're here to hate, you might as well leave through the door you came in.
Because of my philosophy on trying to surround myself with positive people, I have the greatest friends. I have a bestie. Her name is Kenna. She is Kalyrra's godmother. I know that if anything ever happened to me that Kenna would be there for Kalyrra in ways no one else ever could. She is an amazing person, inside and out. I love her to pieces. Just put me near her for 5 seconds and we're giggling. We have a million and one inside jokes. We are stared at everywhere we go, and we're okay with that. We look like complete opposites: She's petite, I've got a big ol' booty; She's blonde, I have dark hair (for now lol); She's a little on the tan side, I'm a little on the albino side (lol). But what brings us together is that we both have big hearts and we love fully. We lay it all out there and we're real. We're not afraid to make fools out of ourselves. We also share a similar appetite, but with different effects...as in, we both eat like piggies, but only I end up looking like one. LOL.
When I'm not spending time with one of these amazing people listed above, I work as the General Manager of Domino's in MarMac/Dudley, NC. I quit Domino's before because being pregnant and working two jobs was wearing me out. I decided to get rid of the more strenuous one. Not to mention, I had issues with some employees there that didn't look as though they could ever be solved without me laying a strumpet out. But now that I have my daughter, it's time to get somewhere that can pay the bills. So it's back to Domino's for me. I love it there, though. I have a passion for making pizza, what can I say? I get a rush on Friday nights when I have to slap out hundreds of pizzas asap. It's fun for me. I have worked at 4 out of 5 Domino's in our franchise. Love my Domino's family.
In case you hadn't picked up on it thus far, I'm pretty intelligent. I pride myself on being that way. I love to read and write. I love both the English language and Espanol. There's nothing better than a beautifully written poem, a thought-provoking prose, or an attention-grabbing plot of a novel. I will more than likely continue to write on the side, once I am an English teacher. I have a portfolio full of poems, two of which have been published in an anthology. I have countless short stories, essays, etc. I blog like there's no tomorrow. Writing is just a passion of mine and I seem to have a knack for it. As for Spanish, I just find it to be a beautiful language. The culture fascinates me, as well. When I took 4 years of it in school, I didn't like my teacher, but I have to thank him...because he instilled some sort of fire in me for the language that I just haven't been able to put out. I only hope that one day, I can do that for a child, as well.
I'm a pretty well-rounded person. I love a good movie, a good song, or a good game. I like horror movies and off-beat comedies the most...movies like the Saw Series, Borat, Old School, Zoolander, and Stepbrothers. I could say I just love music...but who doesn't? I do like it all, depending on my mood. When I wanna get hyped up, I put on some metal or punk rock...something like Billy Talent or Fall Out Boy. When I'm feeling feminine and flirty, I'll throw on some R&B or pop like Paula DeAnda or Ne Yo. On Sunday afternoons, I like to ride home listening to The Fray, Frou Frou, and Ida. I'm kind of a geek when it comes to games. I love my Nintendo DS. I have Brain Age and Sudoku and Crosswords for that. It passes the time and challenges my mind. I also have DDR for my PS2. Gotta love that! My favorite thing to play, though, is Red Faction on the PS2 with my sister. Blow a hole in the wall, jump in and hide, wait for the guys to run by you, blast 'em with the flamethrower and watch them all take off running, screaming. I love it. :) I also do some random things like crochet blankets (every once in a while), take short aimless road trips, take a million pictures in a little photo shoot with my daughter, play around online, color in coloring books, and just sit on the back porch enjoying the day.
The book written above is just a glimpse of who I am, of what I'm like. I really don't know what else to say without actually writing you all a book. So, for those that know me, I'm sure you'll agree with all of this. For those that don't, if you feel like I'm someone you need in your life for whatever reason, feel free to contact me.
Erica Leigh
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